Air-method cleaner support



8. 13. 1 40- I D. B. REPLKOGLVE I 2.210.951

AIR-IE'IHOD CLEANER SUPPORT Filed Aug. 6, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet- 1 Aug. 13, 1940. o. s. REPLOGLE V AIR-METHOD CLEANER SUPPORT Filed Aug. 6, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 13, 1940 a I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AIR-METHOD CLEANER SUPPORT Daniel Benson Replogle, Berkeley, Calif., assignor to The Ohio Citizens Trust Company, as trustee, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application August 6, 1936, Serial No. 94,653

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-1) The invention relates to cleaning apparatus ence numeral 10 denotes a cylindrical housing or and more particularly to collapsible supporting caddy which may be composed of hard fib r. devices for portable suction cleaners, particular- Bakelite, metal or other suitable material, and .ly th of th air-method type which may be which houses at itslower portion apower plant ll,

selectively employed for floor cleaning purincluding a motor and a fan driven thereby, the poses or by the use of suitable extension devices .caddy being provided with a removable cap l2 I... may be employed for cleaning walls, draperies, having a lateral outlet or outlets l3. The upper or the like. portion of the caddy houses the dust collecting Supports intended for this general purpose are and air filtering device which is shown as comknown and are shown, for example, in my prior prising an inner bag H composed of porous paper .10

"- patents, Nos. 1,862,941; 1,884,864; 1,884,865; 1,- and an outer re-in'forcing receptacle l5 of cloth, 884,867; 1,884,870 and others, and it is the object wire or other relatively coarse fabric. The inner of the present invention to provide an improved bag may be detachably secured to the neck It of hinged support which may be swung to a working the cap which is provided with a transparent position and by this swinging movement be excover ll. At the side of the cap and connecting l5 panded so as to provide a wide base or when the r w t i a Valve y means of which the cleaner is to be placed in the closeted position the interior of the caddy may be Pl in n support may be moved out of the way and at the cation with an upper or lowertubular member. same time collapsed. The'upper member 19 comprises a handle grip The invention will be more readily understood which likewise serves to turn the valve [8 when 20 by reference to the accompanying drawings and the member I9 isrevolved axially. In the posithe following detailed description, in which are tion of the valve shown a curved pipe '20 is in set forth illustrative embodiments thereof: communication with the interior of the caddy,

In the drawings: and this pipe is shown as provided with an ex- Fig.1 is a side elevation, parts being in section, tension 2| detachably secured to the member 20 25 showing one form of cleaner equipped with the byasuitable coupling 22, the extension 2| passing improved support in working position. through a nipple 23 which may form part of the Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same on a smallremovable cap I2. To the opposite end of the er scale and showing the cleaner in closeted posipipe 2| may be detachably secured a floor tool tion and the support collapsed. 24, preferably of the type disclosed in my Patent 30 Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the portion No. 1,994,868. The tubular members I9, 20 and of the cleaner shown in Fig. 2, parts being broken 2| may be composed of hard fiber, Bakelite,"

away, the support being shown collapsed in the metal or other suitable material, although preffull line position and expanded in the dash line erably a non-conductor of electricity is employed:

5 position. The cleaner is shown in the closeted position 5 Fig. 4 is a view showing the cleaner in transin Fig. 2, with the caddy supported upright, and verse section and the support in expanded posithe handle member I9 turned at an angle to the tion in full lines while the dot-and-dash lines position shown in Fig. 1 so that the extension [8 show it in partially collapsed position. is placed in communication with the interior of Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the support the caddy. A bracket or hanger 25, similar to fully collapsed. what is disclosed in my Patent No. 1,884,870 may Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on line 6-6 be employed for supporting the upper end of the of Fig. 4. I handle l9, such hanger being shown as equipped Fig. 7 is a section taken on 'line 1-1, Fig. 4. with an elbow member 26. The numeral 21 dey Fig. 8 is a detail view, partly in section, showing notes a'hose pipe or other extension which may be 45 the mounting of the supporting rollers. provided with suitable cleaning working tools and Fig. 9 is a detail view showing one of the cam nozzles. lugs with which the cleaner is provided. According to my invention the caddy I0 is en- Fig. 10 is a detail view illustrating a step in the circled with a band 28, preferably at the lower manufacture of the support. portion of the caddy'near the power plant since it 50 Figs. 11, 12 and 13 are side elevationsshowing is at this point that the weight of the apparatus is the support applied to a difierent form of cleaner, concentrated. The band may be adjustably held showing the cleaner in various positions which in position by means of a bolt 28-a passing it may assume in service. through cars at the end of the band, as illus- Referring particularly to Figs. 1-5, the refertrated in Fig. 4. As is shown particularly in Figs. 55

4, 5 and 9, the band is provided with a pair of lugs 29 on opposite sides of the caddy, each lug having a divergent cam face 30 so arranged as to spread the legs 3| and 82 of the support when the legs are brought to right angles to' the body of the caddy. The legs are hingedly secured by means of hinge pins 33 extending into the lugs 28. The legs are composed of resilient material which is adapted to withstand torque and each includes a web portion 34 of channel shape and each is provided with flat portions 35 and 36 on which there is no web. The legs are connected by a two-part brace member 31 hinged at 38 and constituting a toggle Joint. The lower portions of the legs are provided with telescoping members "and 40, respectively, which are parallel to the floor, the member 39 fitting over the member 40. Bumps or projections 4i are provided on the inner member while a pair of apertures or indentations 42 and 43 in the outer member cooperate therewith and are adapted to serve as blind catches to hold the channel members either in extended or in contracted positions, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5 respectively. Rollers 45 are provided which may be of the general type disclosed in my Patent No. 1,541,280, dated June 9, 1925, without the spring shank.

The center rivet or axle of the roller is riveted to the corners of the channel shaped legs, which corners are reinforced so as to make them strong enough to sustain the riveted ends of the roller axle or spindle.

Operation When the support is swung so that the legs are at right angles to the central axis of the caddy, it will be apparent that the cam action of the divergent face 30 of the lugs 25 to which the legs of the support are pivoted, will cause the legs to spread to the fullest extent as illustrated in full lines in Figs. 1 and 4, and in dash lines in Fig. 3. A detent 46, projecting from the band 28 and located near the lugs 29 serves to limit the swinging movement. The. legs are forced apart to their limit and are held in such position by the brace 31 and by the bump or detent 4| in the inner channel member 40, engaging in the indentation'42 in the outer channel member.

To collapse the support the toggle connection is first broken at 38 as indicated in dot and dash lines in Fig. 4, whereupon the bracket may be swung to the inoperative position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and fully collapsed, as indicated in Fig. 5.

It will be apparent that there is a torsion in the flat portions of the supporting legs and in the brace 31 but these parts being made of resilient material will withstand the torque and said torque tends to return the legs by a swinging action to the open position as soon as released. The blind catches in the channels ,38 and cause them to remain in open or in closed position but the catches may be overcome by the application of sufficient force.

In Figs. 11, 12 and 13, the support is shown as applied to a different form of cleaner. As illustrated, the reference character A denotes generally a floor tool which includes a motor housing 43, a fan casing 44 having an outlet 45 and an intake 60. A suction box 45 in the lower portion of the floor tool is separate from the interior of the fan casing and is provided with an outlet 41 for dust laden air.

Reference character B denotes generally a cylindrical housing or caddy hingedly connected to the floor tool A by means of bracket members 48 and 48, while the interior of the caddy is connected to the fan casing inlet 80. by means of a collapsible tube Si or equivalent device which permits the caddy to be swung in a vertical plane with reference to the floor tool. The caddy houses a dust filtering device (not shown) which is preferably connected to a transparent removable cap or cover 50 and is adapted to be withdrawn therewith by means of a tubular member 5] which serves as a handle grip and also as an inlet pipe for dust laden air which is drawn into the dust filter within the caddy B. The handle 5| is preferably secured to the cap 80.

A flexible hose extension 52 is shown connected to the end of the handle grip ii and its opposite end may be connected to the outlet pipe 41 of the suction box, as illustrated in Fig. 12 or may be provided with a nozzle or other application tool 53 as illustrated in Figs. 11 and 13.

The caddy B is shown as equipped with a collapsible support 0, similar to what has been described in connection with Figs. l-10, inclusive, which is attached to the caddy by means of a band 54 surrounding the caddy and adjustably connected as described in connection with Fig. 4. A suitable limiting stop 55 is provided on the band adjacent the point of attachment of the legs of the swinging support.

As illustrated in Fig. 11, the caddy is held in vertical position by tightening the hinge connection between the bracket arms 48 and 49. The hose 52 may then be used for cleaning walls, draperies or the like, the bracket or support C being collapsed and swung out of the way. The handle may, if desired, be supported by a suitable hanger, such as illustrated in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 12 the support C is shown swung to a position at right angles to the central axis of the caddy and in such position the legs are extended by the cam action of the lugs to which the legs are secured. The bracket arms 48 and 49 are preferably loosely connected in this instance so that the caddy may be fully swung up or down. When swung downwardly the rollers of the member C may rest upon the floor and support the weight of the caddy in cooperation with the rollers of the floor tool, to facilitate movement of the entire apparatus across the floor without the necessity for the operator bearing any of the weight thereof.

In Fig. 13 the bracket C is shown as resting upon the floor and as supporting the caddy while the hose extension 52 and the working tool or nozzle may be used for floor cleaning or other purposes. The tool 53 may be of the 90 angle type as shown in my Patents Nos. 1,403,524 and 1,994,871. Such tool may be removed when the hose pipe is to be connected to the outlet 41 of the suction box as in Fig. 12, and in such case the member 53 may be attached to the end of the outlet pipe 45 and serve to direct air against the motor casing 48 to cool the same.

The invention has been described in detail for the purpose of illustration but it will be understood that variations and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

In a device of the character described, a tubular body member, and a collapsible and extensible hinged bracket adapted when extended to support the body member in inclined position, and when collapsed to permit the body member to lie flush against a plane surface; said bracket Fur mi, J

together when the legs are folded into inoperative position, and a pair of telescoping tubular members connecting the ends of the legs, said members having coacting means for holding the legs close together or spread apart in the col- I lapsed or expanded positions respectively.

DANIEL BENSON REPLOGLE. 

